EP3204472B1 - Integrated heavy liquid fuel coking with chemical looping concept - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process for heavy fuel coking and chemical looping combustion to produce heat and electricity. Further, the present invention relates to the valorization of heavy fuel via in-situ production of high-value petroleum-based products and the use of product gas for power generation.
- Heavy oil a variety of petroleum, is an abundant energy source that is found throughout the world. Of the world's total oil reserves, an estimated 53 percent are in the form of heavy oil or bitumen (terms are used interchangeably). In fact, heavy oil production is estimated to increase by 200 percent by 2030. Like the so-called “bottom of the barrel" of conventional petroleum, heavy oil is typically carbon-rich and extremely dense. Heavy oil is also highly viscous, solid or near-solid at room temperature, and has low hydrogen content and a high mass density (e.g., API gravity of 20 degrees or less).
- vacuum distillation bottoms which is liquid at 300-400°C but remains a solid at room temperature, represents one of the most difficult types of heavy oil in a refinery to handle and transport.
- regular crude oil continues to increase, the need to upgrade heavy oil to a synthetic crude oil will continue to increase.
- Circulating fluidized bed boilers can burn refinery by-products efficiently and cleanly. However, these fuels tend to be difficult to handle because they exit the refinery in liquid form at elevated temperatures and must be directly introduced into a combustor in this form.
- Circulating fluidized bed combustion is a conventional industrial process normally used for coal and petcoke combustion, and has been the basis for the development of chemical looping combustion processes.
- Chemical looping combustion is a specific type of combustion process that was originally created in the 1950s to produce CO 2 , but recently it has received increased attention as a potential CO 2 capturing process.
- an oxygen transfer material or "oxygen carrier” acts as an intermediate transporter of oxygen between two different reaction zones. The first zone where the fuel is injected is called a fuel reactor, and the second zone is called an air reactor, as air is injected into it to oxidize the oxygen carrier. Therefore, the CLC process prevents the direct contact of the air and the fuel.
- a solid metal oxide oxygen carrier is used to oxidize the fuel stream in a fuel reactor. This results in the production of CO 2 and H 2 O.
- the reduced form of the oxygen carrier is then transferred to the air reactor, where it is contacted with air, re-oxidized to its initial state, and then returned back to the fuel reactor for further combustion reactions.
- CLC processes using a liquid hydrocarbon feed are known in the art. However, these processes do not upgrade heavy oil feeds into higher-value petroleum-based products in a single process.
- US20100104482 discloses an oil-derived hydrocarbon converter comprising a catalytic cracking vessel in the presence of catalyst particles in fluidized phase and a regenerator, for regenerating said catalyst particles by burning off the coke deposited on them, said catalyst circulating between said cracking vessel and said regenerator, said regenerator being a reactor integrated into a combustion installation for steam generation comprising carbon dioxide capture.
- US20120214106 discloses a chemical looping combustion process for producing heat or steam or both from a hydrocarbon fuel.
- a metal oxide oxygen carrier is reduced from an initial oxidation state in a first reduction reaction with a hydrocarbon fuel to provide CO2, H2O, heat, and a reduced metal or metal oxide having a first reduced state, the first reduced state lower than the initial oxidation state, and then the reduced metal or metal oxide from the first reduced state is further reduced in a second reduction reaction with additional hydrocarbon fuel to provide CO2, H2O, heat, and a further reduced metal or metal oxide having a second reduced state, the second reduced state lower than the first reduced state.
- the further reduced metal or metal oxide is oxidized, substantially back to the initial oxidation state with air to produce N2, O2, and heat.
- US20110303875 discloses an energetically self-sufficient syngas production method in at least one chemical loop.
- the chemical loop involves at least three distinct oxidation, reduction and gasification reaction zones: 1. at least one air-supplied oxidation reaction zone R1, referred to as "air” reactor, where the reaction of oxidation of the metallic oxides takes place affer reduction, 2. at least one combustion reduction reaction zone R2, referred to as “fuel” reactor, where the feed combustion reaction takes place in the presence of the oxygen present in the metallic oxides, 3. at least one gasification reaction zone R3, referred to as "gasification” reactor, for gasification of the solid and/or liquid feeds in order to produce a syngas, said gasification being catalysed by the at least partly reduced metallic oxides from R2.
- US20090149315 discloses a process for disengaging regenerated catalyst from flue gas in a catalyst regenerator so as to avoid re-entrainment of catalyst that has settled into a bed in the catalyst regenerator using a disengaging device.
- a disengaging arm of the disengaging device has an outer shell that encloses the arm, an inner shell with a slot for allowing catalyst and flue gas to exit the arm and an outer baffle having a lower edge located below the opening in the outer wall.
- US7914666 discloses an FCC process producing lower NOx emissions during regeneration by using excess oxygen levels at less than or equal to about 0.5 mol-% and a plenum temperature above about 730 DEG C. (about 1350 DEG F.).
- the process may further include limiting the Pt content in the catalyst to less than or equal to about 0.5 ppm.
- NOx emissions, NO to NO2, produced through this process may be equal to or less than 25 ppmv.
- the process may also include adjusting the metal content of the feedstock for such metals as antimony, nickel, or vanadium.
- Additional variables for reducing NOx emissions may include increasing the flue gas residence time, injecting NH3 into the flue gas, adding or using NOx-reducing catalysts, increasing stripping of the catalyst, and increasing the catalyst zeolite to matrix ratio.
- the present invention is directed to a process according to claim 1.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic of a process that integrates a chemical looping combustion cycle with a cracking reactor.
- the present invention relates to a chemical looping combustion process that integrates heavy liquid fuel coking in a cracking reactor.
- the chemical looping combustion process of the present invention eliminates many of the constraints of previous chemical looping configurations with liquid fuels and offers flexibility for the use of heavy liquid hydrocarbon feeds and vacuum residue feeds.
- the CLC process of the present invention utilizes heavy liquid fuel that undergoes a cracking reaction in the cracking reactor resulting in petcoke deposited on metal oxide particles. The "coked" metal oxide particles are then used as fuel for the chemical looping combustion in the fuel reactor.
- Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary system 100 for performing the chemical looping combustion process with integrated coking of heavy liquid fuel in accordance with the present invention.
- Fig. 1 also shows an exemplary flow scheme that depicts a CLC process in accordance with the present invention.
- the CLC system has three main reaction zones: a first reaction zone defined by a cracking reactor 200; a second reaction zone defined by a fuel reactor 300; and a third reaction zone defined by an air reactor 400.
- the fuel reactor 300 is operatively connected to both the cracking reactor 200 and the air reactor 400.
- the cracking reactor 200 is designed to facilitate a cracking reaction involving heavy liquid fuel and metal oxide particles, and it can take any number of suitable forms.
- the cracking reactor 200 processes the heavy liquid fuel to produce higher value products with low boiling points, such as gasoline, gas oil, petcoke, diesel fuel, naphtha, C 1 -C 4 gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
- LPG liquefied petroleum gas
- the cracking reactor 200 is designed such that fuel is injected into it via transport line 205.
- the injected fuel is a heavy liquid fuel, such as residuum from vacuum distillation tower (vacuum residues) which frequently includes other heavy oils.
- the heat and energy needed for the cracking reaction of the fuel in the cracking reactor 200 is delivered by the metal oxides, which act as heat carriers and as oxygen carriers.
- the metal oxide particles are transported to the cracking reactor 200 via transport line 210.
- the metal oxides can form a bed in the cracking reactor 200 which is fluidized by steam.
- the cracking reactor 200 can be operated as a circulating fluidized bed or a turbulent bed.
- the metal oxides are delivered to the cracking reactor in reduced form.
- the heat carrier metal oxide particles enter the cracking reactor 200 with a temperature ranging from 482°C to 507°C.
- the residence time of the heat carrier metal oxide particles in the cracking reactor 200 can range from 1 to 60 minutes, and preferentially between 10 and 30 minutes.
- the pressure in the cracking reactor 200 ranges from 1 bar (15 psig) to 2,4 bar (35 psig).
- cracking reactions can proceed in the cracking reactor 200 to produce higher value products.
- the light fractions produced by the cracking reaction are sent to a separation device 215, where they are separated into gas, gasoline, naphtha, gas oil, and/or other higher value liquid products.
- the cracking reaction also results in the formation of a solid residuum of petcoke, which remains on the metal oxide particles (referred to herein as "coked metal oxides").
- some of the liquid products e.g., naphtha and gas oil
- steam can also be introduced into the cracking reactor 200, and in the presence of steam, the coked metal oxide particles in the fluidized bed can be gasified resulting in a product gas (e.g., CO and H 2 ).
- a product gas e.g., CO and H 2
- the coke petcoke deposits on the metal oxides can be converted using the steam, and the rate of gasification of the petcoke is increased in the presence of steam.
- baffles or packing can also be used to inhibit bypassing and the tendency to mix vertically in the fluidized bed in the cracking reactor 200.
- the petcoke generated by the cracking of the heavy liquid fuel in the cracking reactor 200 and deposited on the metal oxide particles provides a material that is then used as fuel for the chemical looping combustion in the fuel reactor 300.
- the metal oxides act not only as an oxygen carrier but also as a physical carrier for the petcoke which then reacts when placed in the reactive conditions of the fuel reactor.
- the "coked" metal oxide particles are transported from the cracking reactor 200 to the fuel reactor 300 via transport line 225.
- the "coked" metal oxide particles can form a bed in the bottom of the fuel reactor 300, which can be fluidized by steam and/or CO 2 . Steam and CO 2 are injected into the fuel reactor 300 via transport line 305.
- the "coked" metal oxides are gasified to produce a product gas stream.
- This product gas stream comprises CO and H 2 .
- the product gas stream according to the invention is syngas.
- the gasification reaction in the fuel reactor 300 can transform the petcoke on the metal oxide particles into clean syngas.
- the clean syngas can then be utilized (e.g., burned) in a combine cycle unit that can be operatively connected to the chemical looping unit.
- the petcoke present on the metal oxide particles is gasified in the fuel reactor 300 at high temperatures, typically between 850°C and 1200°C, and preferentially between 950°C and 1100°C.
- the fuel reactor 300 is operated in a turbulent regime (turbulent bed), which promotes suitable mixing and metal oxide distribution in the fuel reactor 300, thereby enhancing the gasification reaction and the syngas yield.
- the fuel reactor 300 can be operated as a fluidized bed or a circulating fluidized bed.
- the residence time of the coked metal oxide particles in the fuel reactor 300 can be between 1 and 15 minutes, and preferentially between 3 and 10 minutes. However, other residence times are possible in view of the specifics of the application and other parameters.
- the fuel reactor 300 is designed based on gas superficial velocities and it can take any number of suitable forms.
- a gas superficial velocity between 0.3 and 1.25 m/s is desired in the bottom portion of the fuel reactor 300, and preferentially between 0.5 and 0.75 m/s.
- the reduced metal oxides, syngas, and unburned gases are then transported to the riser 310 (it will be understood that in some embodiments, the riser and fuel reactor can be combined as a single unit).
- the unburned gases entrain portions of the relatively fine reduced metal oxide particles before passing via transport line 315 into a separating section 320.
- the syngas also passes from the riser 310 to the separating section 320 before exiting the system via transport line 450.
- a sulfur-absorbing material such as limestone is introduced into the riser 310 such that the material absorbs sulfur present in the gases that were generated by the gasification reaction.
- the product of the reaction between the sulfur and sulfur-absorbing material can be eliminated from the system via the separation section 320.
- the separating section 320 can include a cyclone separator, which functions in a conventional manner to separate the entrained particulate material (reduced metal oxide particles) from the unburned gases.
- the separating section 320 can thus be thought of as being a solid/gas separator.
- the reduced metal oxides are recirculated to the cracking reactor 200 and/or the fuel reactor 300.
- the reduced metal oxide particles are first transported via transport line 325 to a splitter reactor 330.
- the splitter reactor 330 maintains the pressure drop of the system by controlling the circulation of the metal oxide particles between the fuel reactor 300 and the cracking reactor 200.
- the reduced metal oxide particles can then be circulated back to the fuel reactor 300 via transport line 335 and/or back to the cracking reactor via transport line 210.
- the circulation rate of the metal oxide particles is controlled via a pressure balance unit which is a device configured to control the solid circulation between the reactors.
- the pressure balance unit can also provide a technical indication about the control of the solid circulation. It will be understood that proper ducting (not shown) is provided to permit the fines of the metal oxides to pass from the fuel reactor 300 to the cracking reactor 200 via well-known separation media type cyclones, such as a U-beam.
- Reduced metal oxides in the fuel reactor 300 can be delivered to the air reactor 400 via transport line 340 and loop seal 345 which is disposed along transport line 340. After entering the air reactor 400, the reduced metal oxides are oxidized by air injected into the air reactor 400 via transport line 405. In one or more variations, the reduced metal oxides are delivered to the bottom of the air reactor 400 where the air is injected, and thereby fluidizes the metal oxide particles. The fluidization in the base of the air reactor 400 can ensure that the reduced metal oxide flow is stable and smooth, which allows for a more efficient oxidation of the reduced metal oxides. The oxidation of the reduced metal oxides in the air reactor 400 is an exothermic reaction, and therefore results in the release of heat.
- the metal oxides are fully oxidized in the air reactor 400 and are oxidized at a rate sufficient to lift the particles up to a separation device 410 (via transport line 415) such as a cyclone, where the oxidized metal oxide particles are separated from the flue gas.
- a separation device 410 such as a cyclone
- the oxidized metal oxides can be delivered to the fuel reactor and/or the air reactor.
- the oxidized metal oxides are first delivered to a splitter reactor 420 via transport line 425, as shown in Fig. 1 .
- the splitter reactor 420 maintains the pressure between the air reactor 400 and the fuel reactor 300 via control of the metal oxide circulation.
- the oxidized metal oxide particles can then be recirculated to the bottom of the fuel reactor 300 via standpipe 435 and/or recirculated back to the air reactor 400 via standpipe 445 in order to complete the oxidation reaction of the reduced metal oxides if it is not complete.
- the metal oxide is a manganese-based metal oxide having a density of 4190 kg/m 3 and an oxygen transport capacity of about 10 weight percent. Only 19.2 percent of the oxygen participates in the reaction, which results in approximately 1.92 percent of oxygen transfer.
- heavy liquid fuel is utilized. The amount of heavy fuel injected is approximately 10,000 barrels per day.
- the cracking reactor is operated to result in a cracking reaction product that is 10.50 percent gas, 42.11 percent liquids, and 47.31 percent petcoke.
- the gas has the composition of C 1 to nC 4
- the liquid consists of gas oil and naphtha
- the petcoke contains sulfur, which is later treated in the riser via limestone injection.
- the metal oxide required to provide the necessary amount of oxygen to insure the partial combustion (which occurs as part of the gasification process) of the petcoke formed on the metal oxides particles is 1.2 tonnes/s.
- the present invention provides several advancements over the prior art. First, it allows for the upgrade of heavy fuel to valuable petroleum products in a single process.
- the configuration of the present invention also provides an improvement over simply injecting the fuel into the fuel reactor or into a transporting zone. In particular, the injection of the fuel directly into a fuel reactor in contact with the metal oxide carriers can convert the fuel directly into CO 2 and H 2 O for power generation.
- the configuration of the present disclosure allows for the upgrading of heavy fuel to valuable petroleum-based products, as well as for the production of petcoke to produce heat. Thus the configuration of the present invention allows for the combining of heavy fuel upgrading and power generation in a single process.
- the present invention provides improved-and in some embodiments, complete-reduction of the oxygen carriers (metal oxides), which is not limited by the residence time of the oxygen carriers in the fuel reactor, increasing the size of the fuel reactor to increase residence time, or a lower oxygen carrier circulation rate. Additionally, as mentioned above, the recirculating of the reduced metal oxides to the cracking reactor provides the necessary heat for the cracking reaction. Additionally, the present invention produces petcoke in situ, thereby eliminating the needs of petcoke transportation, preparation, and heating. Further, in one or more variations, the present invention can combine the product gas obtained from the cracking reactor, and the product gas from the gasification of the petcoke (e.g. syngas) in the fuel reactor to deliver the necessary gas to operate a gas turbine. In one or more embodiments, the product gas obtained from the cracking reactor can include, but is not limited to H 2 , C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , and/or nC 4 .
- a further advantage of the present invention is that the circulation rate of the oxygen carrier (metal oxide) may be reduced while still allowing for the partial reduction of the oxygen carrier in the fuel reactor. This results in faster kinetics and more energy efficient reduction of the oxygen carrier as compared with prior processes.
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- The present invention relates to a process for heavy fuel coking and chemical looping combustion to produce heat and electricity. Further, the present invention relates to the valorization of heavy fuel via in-situ production of high-value petroleum-based products and the use of product gas for power generation.
- Heavy oil, a variety of petroleum, is an abundant energy source that is found throughout the world. Of the world's total oil reserves, an estimated 53 percent are in the form of heavy oil or bitumen (terms are used interchangeably). In fact, heavy oil production is estimated to increase by 200 percent by 2030. Like the so-called "bottom of the barrel" of conventional petroleum, heavy oil is typically carbon-rich and extremely dense. Heavy oil is also highly viscous, solid or near-solid at room temperature, and has low hydrogen content and a high mass density (e.g., API gravity of 20 degrees or less).
- Despite its abundance, the refining of heavy oil has proven to be a challenge. Conventionally, multiple technologies are used to upgrade various forms of heavy fuel, as it has been difficult to accomplish the upgrading using a single technology. For example, "vacuum distillation bottoms," which is liquid at 300-400°C but remains a solid at room temperature, represents one of the most difficult types of heavy oil in a refinery to handle and transport. However, as the value of regular crude oil continues to increase, the need to upgrade heavy oil to a synthetic crude oil will continue to increase.
- Circulating fluidized bed boilers can burn refinery by-products efficiently and cleanly. However, these fuels tend to be difficult to handle because they exit the refinery in liquid form at elevated temperatures and must be directly introduced into a combustor in this form. Circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFB) is a conventional industrial process normally used for coal and petcoke combustion, and has been the basis for the development of chemical looping combustion processes.
- Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a specific type of combustion process that was originally created in the 1950s to produce CO2, but recently it has received increased attention as a potential CO2 capturing process. In a conventional CLC process, an oxygen transfer material or "oxygen carrier" acts as an intermediate transporter of oxygen between two different reaction zones. The first zone where the fuel is injected is called a fuel reactor, and the second zone is called an air reactor, as air is injected into it to oxidize the oxygen carrier. Therefore, the CLC process prevents the direct contact of the air and the fuel. Typically, a solid metal oxide oxygen carrier is used to oxidize the fuel stream in a fuel reactor. This results in the production of CO2 and H2O. The reduced form of the oxygen carrier is then transferred to the air reactor, where it is contacted with air, re-oxidized to its initial state, and then returned back to the fuel reactor for further combustion reactions. CLC processes using a liquid hydrocarbon feed are known in the art. However, these processes do not upgrade heavy oil feeds into higher-value petroleum-based products in a single process.
- Thus, there is a need for a single technology for upgrading heavy fuel to produce valuable petroleum-based products for use in power generation.
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US20100104482 discloses an oil-derived hydrocarbon converter comprising a catalytic cracking vessel in the presence of catalyst particles in fluidized phase and a regenerator, for regenerating said catalyst particles by burning off the coke deposited on them, said catalyst circulating between said cracking vessel and said regenerator, said regenerator being a reactor integrated into a combustion installation for steam generation comprising carbon dioxide capture. -
US20120214106 discloses a chemical looping combustion process for producing heat or steam or both from a hydrocarbon fuel. A metal oxide oxygen carrier is reduced from an initial oxidation state in a first reduction reaction with a hydrocarbon fuel to provide CO2, H2O, heat, and a reduced metal or metal oxide having a first reduced state, the first reduced state lower than the initial oxidation state, and then the reduced metal or metal oxide from the first reduced state is further reduced in a second reduction reaction with additional hydrocarbon fuel to provide CO2, H2O, heat, and a further reduced metal or metal oxide having a second reduced state, the second reduced state lower than the first reduced state. The further reduced metal or metal oxide is oxidized, substantially back to the initial oxidation state with air to produce N2, O2, and heat. -
US20110303875 discloses an energetically self-sufficient syngas production method in at least one chemical loop. The chemical loop involves at least three distinct oxidation, reduction and gasification reaction zones: 1. at least one air-supplied oxidation reaction zone R1, referred to as "air" reactor, where the reaction of oxidation of the metallic oxides takes place affer reduction, 2. at least one combustion reduction reaction zone R2, referred to as "fuel" reactor, where the feed combustion reaction takes place in the presence of the oxygen present in the metallic oxides, 3. at least one gasification reaction zone R3, referred to as "gasification" reactor, for gasification of the solid and/or liquid feeds in order to produce a syngas, said gasification being catalysed by the at least partly reduced metallic oxides from R2. -
US20090149315 discloses a process for disengaging regenerated catalyst from flue gas in a catalyst regenerator so as to avoid re-entrainment of catalyst that has settled into a bed in the catalyst regenerator using a disengaging device. A disengaging arm of the disengaging device has an outer shell that encloses the arm, an inner shell with a slot for allowing catalyst and flue gas to exit the arm and an outer baffle having a lower edge located below the opening in the outer wall. -
US7914666 discloses an FCC process producing lower NOx emissions during regeneration by using excess oxygen levels at less than or equal to about 0.5 mol-% and a plenum temperature above about 730 DEG C. (about 1350 DEG F.). The process may further include limiting the Pt content in the catalyst to less than or equal to about 0.5 ppm. NOx emissions, NO to NO2, produced through this process may be equal to or less than 25 ppmv. The process may also include adjusting the metal content of the feedstock for such metals as antimony, nickel, or vanadium. Additional variables for reducing NOx emissions that may be used in conjunction with this process may include increasing the flue gas residence time, injecting NH3 into the flue gas, adding or using NOx-reducing catalysts, increasing stripping of the catalyst, and increasing the catalyst zeolite to matrix ratio. - The present invention is directed to a process according to claim 1.
- A more complete understanding of the invention and its many features and advantages will be attained by reference to the following detailed description and the accompanying drawing. It is important to note that the drawing illustrates only one embodiment of the present invention and therefore should not be considered to limit its scope.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic of a process that integrates a chemical looping combustion cycle with a cracking reactor. - The present invention relates to a chemical looping combustion process that integrates heavy liquid fuel coking in a cracking reactor. The chemical looping combustion process of the present invention eliminates many of the constraints of previous chemical looping configurations with liquid fuels and offers flexibility for the use of heavy liquid hydrocarbon feeds and vacuum residue feeds. The CLC process of the present invention utilizes heavy liquid fuel that undergoes a cracking reaction in the cracking reactor resulting in petcoke deposited on metal oxide particles. The "coked" metal oxide particles are then used as fuel for the chemical looping combustion in the fuel reactor. Other advantages associated with the present invention will be appreciated in view of the following description.
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Fig. 1 illustrates anexemplary system 100 for performing the chemical looping combustion process with integrated coking of heavy liquid fuel in accordance with the present invention.Fig. 1 also shows an exemplary flow scheme that depicts a CLC process in accordance with the present invention. As exemplified in thesystem 100 ofFig. 1 , the CLC system has three main reaction zones: a first reaction zone defined by acracking reactor 200; a second reaction zone defined by afuel reactor 300; and a third reaction zone defined by anair reactor 400. Thefuel reactor 300 is operatively connected to both thecracking reactor 200 and theair reactor 400. - In one or more variations, the
cracking reactor 200 is designed to facilitate a cracking reaction involving heavy liquid fuel and metal oxide particles, and it can take any number of suitable forms. Thecracking reactor 200 processes the heavy liquid fuel to produce higher value products with low boiling points, such as gasoline, gas oil, petcoke, diesel fuel, naphtha, C1-C4 gas, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Thecracking reactor 200 is designed such that fuel is injected into it viatransport line 205. The injected fuel is a heavy liquid fuel, such as residuum from vacuum distillation tower (vacuum residues) which frequently includes other heavy oils. - In one or more embodiments, the heat and energy needed for the cracking reaction of the fuel in the cracking
reactor 200 is delivered by the metal oxides, which act as heat carriers and as oxygen carriers. The metal oxide particles are transported to thecracking reactor 200 viatransport line 210. In one or more embodiments, the metal oxides can form a bed in the crackingreactor 200 which is fluidized by steam. In other variations, the crackingreactor 200 can be operated as a circulating fluidized bed or a turbulent bed. In one or more embodiments, the metal oxides are delivered to the cracking reactor in reduced form. In one or more embodiments, the heat carrier metal oxide particles enter the crackingreactor 200 with a temperature ranging from 482°C to 507°C. The residence time of the heat carrier metal oxide particles in the crackingreactor 200 can range from 1 to 60 minutes, and preferentially between 10 and 30 minutes. In exemplary embodiments, the pressure in the crackingreactor 200 ranges from 1 bar (15 psig) to 2,4 bar (35 psig). - Under these conditions, in at least one embodiment, cracking reactions can proceed in the cracking
reactor 200 to produce higher value products. The light fractions produced by the cracking reaction are sent to aseparation device 215, where they are separated into gas, gasoline, naphtha, gas oil, and/or other higher value liquid products. The cracking reaction also results in the formation of a solid residuum of petcoke, which remains on the metal oxide particles (referred to herein as "coked metal oxides"). In one or more variations, some of the liquid products (e.g., naphtha and gas oil) can be recycled from theseparation device 215 back to the crackingreactor 200 viatransport line 220 to increase the petcoke yield on the metal oxide particles. In one or more variations, steam can also be introduced into the crackingreactor 200, and in the presence of steam, the coked metal oxide particles in the fluidized bed can be gasified resulting in a product gas (e.g., CO and H2). In other words, the coke petcoke deposits on the metal oxides can be converted using the steam, and the rate of gasification of the petcoke is increased in the presence of steam. In one or more variations, baffles or packing can also be used to inhibit bypassing and the tendency to mix vertically in the fluidized bed in the crackingreactor 200. - The petcoke generated by the cracking of the heavy liquid fuel in the cracking
reactor 200 and deposited on the metal oxide particles provides a material that is then used as fuel for the chemical looping combustion in thefuel reactor 300. In other words, the metal oxides act not only as an oxygen carrier but also as a physical carrier for the petcoke which then reacts when placed in the reactive conditions of the fuel reactor. The "coked" metal oxide particles are transported from the crackingreactor 200 to thefuel reactor 300 viatransport line 225. In one or more variations, the "coked" metal oxide particles can form a bed in the bottom of thefuel reactor 300, which can be fluidized by steam and/or CO2. Steam and CO2 are injected into thefuel reactor 300 viatransport line 305. The "coked" metal oxides are gasified to produce a product gas stream. This product gas stream comprises CO and H2. The product gas stream according to the invention is syngas. In particular, the gasification reaction in thefuel reactor 300 can transform the petcoke on the metal oxide particles into clean syngas. In one or more embodiments, the clean syngas can then be utilized (e.g., burned) in a combine cycle unit that can be operatively connected to the chemical looping unit. - The petcoke present on the metal oxide particles is gasified in the
fuel reactor 300 at high temperatures, typically between 850°C and 1200°C, and preferentially between 950°C and 1100°C. In one or more variations, thefuel reactor 300 is operated in a turbulent regime (turbulent bed), which promotes suitable mixing and metal oxide distribution in thefuel reactor 300, thereby enhancing the gasification reaction and the syngas yield. In other variations, thefuel reactor 300 can be operated as a fluidized bed or a circulating fluidized bed. The residence time of the coked metal oxide particles in thefuel reactor 300 can be between 1 and 15 minutes, and preferentially between 3 and 10 minutes. However, other residence times are possible in view of the specifics of the application and other parameters. - The
fuel reactor 300 is designed based on gas superficial velocities and it can take any number of suitable forms. For exemplary fluidization gas distribution and good metal oxide mixing, a gas superficial velocity between 0.3 and 1.25 m/s is desired in the bottom portion of thefuel reactor 300, and preferentially between 0.5 and 0.75 m/s. - Following the gasification reaction in the
fuel reactor 300, the reduced metal oxides, syngas, and unburned gases are then transported to the riser 310 (it will be understood that in some embodiments, the riser and fuel reactor can be combined as a single unit). In theriser 310, the unburned gases entrain portions of the relatively fine reduced metal oxide particles before passing viatransport line 315 into aseparating section 320. The syngas also passes from theriser 310 to theseparating section 320 before exiting the system viatransport line 450. In the method according to the invention, a sulfur-absorbing material such as limestone is introduced into theriser 310 such that the material absorbs sulfur present in the gases that were generated by the gasification reaction. The product of the reaction between the sulfur and sulfur-absorbing material (e.g. CaSO4) can be eliminated from the system via theseparation section 320. In one or more variations, theseparating section 320 can include a cyclone separator, which functions in a conventional manner to separate the entrained particulate material (reduced metal oxide particles) from the unburned gases. Theseparating section 320 can thus be thought of as being a solid/gas separator. - After separation from the unburned gases, the reduced metal oxides are recirculated to the cracking
reactor 200 and/or thefuel reactor 300. In one or more embodiments (as shown inFig. 1 ), after separation from the unburned gases in theseparator section 320, the reduced metal oxide particles are first transported viatransport line 325 to asplitter reactor 330. Thesplitter reactor 330 maintains the pressure drop of the system by controlling the circulation of the metal oxide particles between thefuel reactor 300 and the crackingreactor 200. After exiting the splitting reactor, the reduced metal oxide particles can then be circulated back to thefuel reactor 300 viatransport line 335 and/or back to the cracking reactor viatransport line 210. In one or more variations, the circulation rate of the metal oxide particles is controlled via a pressure balance unit which is a device configured to control the solid circulation between the reactors. The pressure balance unit can also provide a technical indication about the control of the solid circulation. It will be understood that proper ducting (not shown) is provided to permit the fines of the metal oxides to pass from thefuel reactor 300 to the crackingreactor 200 via well-known separation media type cyclones, such as a U-beam. - Reduced metal oxides in the
fuel reactor 300 can be delivered to theair reactor 400 viatransport line 340 andloop seal 345 which is disposed alongtransport line 340. After entering theair reactor 400, the reduced metal oxides are oxidized by air injected into theair reactor 400 viatransport line 405. In one or more variations, the reduced metal oxides are delivered to the bottom of theair reactor 400 where the air is injected, and thereby fluidizes the metal oxide particles. The fluidization in the base of theair reactor 400 can ensure that the reduced metal oxide flow is stable and smooth, which allows for a more efficient oxidation of the reduced metal oxides. The oxidation of the reduced metal oxides in theair reactor 400 is an exothermic reaction, and therefore results in the release of heat. The metal oxides are fully oxidized in theair reactor 400 and are oxidized at a rate sufficient to lift the particles up to a separation device 410 (via transport line 415) such as a cyclone, where the oxidized metal oxide particles are separated from the flue gas. After exiting thecyclone device 410, the oxidized metal oxides can be delivered to the fuel reactor and/or the air reactor. Alternatively, in one or more embodiments, the oxidized metal oxides are first delivered to asplitter reactor 420 viatransport line 425, as shown inFig. 1 . Thesplitter reactor 420 maintains the pressure between theair reactor 400 and thefuel reactor 300 via control of the metal oxide circulation. Upon exiting thesplitter reactor 420, the oxidized metal oxide particles can then be recirculated to the bottom of thefuel reactor 300 viastandpipe 435 and/or recirculated back to theair reactor 400 viastandpipe 445 in order to complete the oxidation reaction of the reduced metal oxides if it is not complete. - The following example is provided to better illustrate an embodiment of the present invention, but it should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.
- In this example, the metal oxide is a manganese-based metal oxide having a density of 4190 kg/m3 and an oxygen transport capacity of about 10 weight percent. Only 19.2 percent of the oxygen participates in the reaction, which results in approximately 1.92 percent of oxygen transfer. Also, in this example, heavy liquid fuel is utilized. The amount of heavy fuel injected is approximately 10,000 barrels per day. The cracking reactor is operated to result in a cracking reaction product that is 10.50 percent gas, 42.11 percent liquids, and 47.31 percent petcoke. In particular, the gas has the composition of C1 to nC4, the liquid consists of gas oil and naphtha, and the petcoke contains sulfur, which is later treated in the riser via limestone injection. The metal oxide required to provide the necessary amount of oxygen to insure the partial combustion (which occurs as part of the gasification process) of the petcoke formed on the metal oxides particles is 1.2 tonnes/s.
- The present invention provides several advancements over the prior art. First, it allows for the upgrade of heavy fuel to valuable petroleum products in a single process. The configuration of the present invention also provides an improvement over simply injecting the fuel into the fuel reactor or into a transporting zone. In particular, the injection of the fuel directly into a fuel reactor in contact with the metal oxide carriers can convert the fuel directly into CO2 and H2O for power generation. In contrast, the configuration of the present disclosure allows for the upgrading of heavy fuel to valuable petroleum-based products, as well as for the production of petcoke to produce heat. Thus the configuration of the present invention allows for the combining of heavy fuel upgrading and power generation in a single process.
- The present invention provides improved-and in some embodiments, complete-reduction of the oxygen carriers (metal oxides), which is not limited by the residence time of the oxygen carriers in the fuel reactor, increasing the size of the fuel reactor to increase residence time, or a lower oxygen carrier circulation rate. Additionally, as mentioned above, the recirculating of the reduced metal oxides to the cracking reactor provides the necessary heat for the cracking reaction. Additionally, the present invention produces petcoke in situ, thereby eliminating the needs of petcoke transportation, preparation, and heating. Further, in one or more variations, the present invention can combine the product gas obtained from the cracking reactor, and the product gas from the gasification of the petcoke (e.g. syngas) in the fuel reactor to deliver the necessary gas to operate a gas turbine. In one or more embodiments, the product gas obtained from the cracking reactor can include, but is not limited to H2, C1, C2, C3, and/or nC4.
- A further advantage of the present invention is that the circulation rate of the oxygen carrier (metal oxide) may be reduced while still allowing for the partial reduction of the oxygen carrier in the fuel reactor. This results in faster kinetics and more energy efficient reduction of the oxygen carrier as compared with prior processes.
- While the present invention has been described above using specific embodiments and examples, there are many variations and modifications that will be apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art. As such, the described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative, and not restrictive. Therefore, the scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description.
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- A method for chemical looping combustion with integrated hydrocarbon cracking comprising the steps of:injecting a heavy liquid fuel into a first reactor which operates under first reaction conditions to cause cracking of the heavy liquid fuel in the presence of metal oxide particles to produce a first product stream and petcoke which deposits on the metal oxides particles;transferring the metal oxide particles with petcoke deposited thereon from the first reactor to a second reactor;operating the second reactor under second reaction conditions to produce a second product stream and to reduce the metal oxide particles that has petcoke deposited thereon, wherein the second reaction conditions comprise a gasification process in which the petcoke deposited on the metal oxide particles reacts with steam and CO2 that is injected into the second reactor to form the second product stream, which comprises syngas, and whereby the metal oxide particles are reduced, and wherein the second reaction conditions further produce unburned gases containing sulfur;delivering the second product stream, unburned gases, and reduced metal oxide particles to a riser;injecting a sulfur-absorbing material into the riser;separating the reduced metal oxide particles from the unburned gases and second product stream in a separation section;transferring at least a first portion of the reduced metal oxide particles to the first reactor, wherein the reduced metal oxide particles provide heat and energy which allows the first reactor to operate under the first reaction conditions;transferring at least a second portion of the reduced metal oxide particles to a third reactor which operates under third reaction conditions to oxidize the reduced metal oxide particles; andtransferring the oxidized metal oxide particles from the third reactor back to the second reactor.
- The method of claim 1, wherein the first reactor comprises a cracking reactor, the second reactor comprises a fuel reactor, and the third reactor comprises an air reactor.
- The method of claim 1, wherein the metal oxides particles are disposed in a bed that is within the first reactor.
- The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of splitting, in a splitter reactor, the first portion of the reduced metal oxide particles from the second reactor into one portion that is returned back to the first reactor and another portion that is returned to the second reactor, and maintaining, via the splitter reactor, the pressure balance between the first reactor and the second reactor by controlling circulation of the reduced metal oxide particles between the first reactor and the second reactor.
- The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of splitting, in a splitter reactor, the oxidized metal oxide particles from the third reactor into a portion that is returned back to the second reactor and another portion that is returned back to the third reactor, and maintaining, via the splitter reactor, the pressure balance between the second reactor and the third reactor by controlling circulation of the oxidized metal oxide particles between the second reactor and the third reactor.
- The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring the second product stream from the second reactor to a gas turbine for producing energy, wherein the second product stream includes syngas.
- The method of claim 1, wherein the syngas is used in a combine cycle unit for power generation.
- The method of claim 1, wherein the first product stream comprises petroleum-based products.
- The method of claim 8, wherein the petroleum-based products comprise products selected from the group consisting of naphtha, gasoline, diesel fuel, petcoke, gas oil, and LPG.
- The method of claim 1, wherein the sulfur-absorbing material is limestone.
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